Here are elegant dining rooms in cream and gold, with Old World paintings and gold-framed mirrors on the walls, candles with tiny shades on every table and gold and cream striped upholstery on the chairs.
35 place du Marché-Saint-Honoré, 75001 (01 44 86 97 97) Bon Satin-lined walls, candles, a fireplace and a lovers' dining room: chef Bruno Brangea has his work cut out to compete with Philippe Starck's take on Napoleon III furnishings, including buttonstuffed walls and a rhinoceros head.
Bookshelves filled with books from many cultures, including the Qur'an, calligraphy on the walls, candles and décor, provide a window for visitors into the household aesthetic of American Muslim design.
Distressed-wood tables, empty picture frames on grey wainscoted walls, candle-lamp chandeliers; Pazzo's upscale French Farmhouse décor fosters an expectation of excellence from the kitchen and delivers.
At Le Tobsil, a four-star riad restaurant set inside a labyrinth of ancient walls, candle-lit tables strewn with rose petals and the mesmerizing sound of Gnaoua musicians set the mood as we were served course after course of traditional food and wine.
Sconces of silken cones line the walls, and candle lamps on every table balance the flattering illumination.
If the wall of candles is reminiscent of the Besito restaurants in Huntington and Roslyn, the island's premier Mexican establishments, it's not a coincidence.
While there are signs of genuine faith here – rolled-up prayers pushed into the fake Wailing Wall, and candles lit at shrines in the Saints' Grotto – there is, refreshingly, no Biblical hard sell.
Using wall-mounted candle holders is a simple option for lighting a stairwell that doesn't require any hardwiring.
At sea level, enormous grottoes open darkly in the cliff walls, revealing candle-drip stalactites.
